Women of Contradictions Britt & Veronica

This week we take a look back at life in our twenties. The highs, the lows and what we wish we knew at that age. Wear more sunscreen! Don't worry too much, but maybe worry a little. But mostly, you'll be fine, enjoy your youth!

Veronica's Three Things: 1) Taking a holistic approach to anti-aging  Justine Bateman's book, Face, that I promise I will read one day2)  Hooray for female sushi chefs in Tokyo 

3) Try not to fall in love with Chris Pine on Dax Shepard

Britt's Three Things: 

1) Daniel Radcliffe's delightful celebrity profile   

Slightly embarrassed to admit how many times I have watched this. 

2) The Case For Marrying an Older Man

3) The Trad Wife Movement 

From the Main Episode: - Scott Galloway on Rich Roll 

This week we spoke to the wonderful Sandra Chiu, a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the woman behind Lanshin. You might have seen her on Instagram or Tiktok serving up some wonderful truths about Gua Sha, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Original Face. While we spoke about all those things, we walked away with an even stronger belief that beauty is so much more than skin deep. Enjoy this conversation on how to find an interior and exterior sense of calm with Sandra! Britt's One Thing: Rick Rubin's Guide to CreativityVeronica's One ThingThe Art of Craft: Papel Picado

Yes, it's us, talking about fashion again. This week Britt tries to restrain herself from giving a full history of fashion, but dives into the world and influence of "Haute Couture". We continue our discussion of celebrities, and their relationships to fashion houses, going back to early film stars. We also ponder if these luxury houses are starting to lose their artistic and prestigious appeal when so much of what is now created is for mass consumption and appeal.

Britt's Three Things 

1) The French are trying to stop fast fashion.  In The Guardian by Tiffanie Drake 

2)  France banned the hijab 20 years ago, and The Conversation asks the question, does “my body, my choice” apply to everyone?

3) Rishi Sunak in Sambas sneakers caused an internet meltdown. CNN here British GQ Here NYT here - to name a few that covered it.

Veronica's Three Things. 1) Jack Latham's photographs of click farms here and here.

2) How To Discover Your Own Taste

3) A few different Sex and the City reactions: Is Carrie Bradshaw Finally Being Redeemed?Gen-Z Thinks Carrie is a Bad FriendGen-Z are a Bunch of CharlottesSome Find the Cosmo Glass Half-Empty

Main Topic Notes: Drawing inspiration from historical fashion. Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Halston, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, The New Look, John Singer Sargent and Fashion Zendaya in Thom Browne, and a lot of tennis inspired clothes. 

This week we had the pleasure of speaking to Lainey Gossip’s Sarah Marrs about film criticism and Hollywood. We dive into what film criticism is, why it’s important and how it can be improved upon. It was both an enlightening and entertaining conversation and we’re so thankful we got to pick Sarah’s brilliant brain!



Links: 

1) The Mary Sue looks back on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2) Karla Welch breaking down America Ferrera's Oscar look here, here, and here. 

3) Julia Roberts' Life in Looks.

Like the title implies we are talking alllll about grief today. And particularly now necessary and good it is to properly grieve. Veronica feels right at home, Britt would rather grieve (and probably have this conversation) in private. We chat about how our society shuns grief and Veronica reflects on her own grief these last 18 months.



Britt's Three Things: 1) Very happy Emma Thompson married a good one. Greg Wise on grief in The Guardian.



2) We discussed the latest developments with the Princess of Wales and this article encapsulates my feelings perfectly. And this is the Hillary Mantel essay that is mentioned.



3) Is this actually the end of TikTok? The Atlantic and the Financial Times weigh in.



Veronica's Three Things:1) Esther Perel and Brené Brown on the New AI - Artificial Intimacy.



2) The most phenomenal obituary on Martin Greenfield. 3) New York's trash problem and what they're trying to do about it. 

Our first guest on Women of Contradictions, Nadine Jane is joining us today. A graphic designer turned phenomenal astrologer. We chat about the genesis of astrology, what exactly is a birth chart, and why she does a lot of her readings from the rising sign instead of the sun sign, the inherent contradictions of astrology and why she likes to use astrology to reflect instead of predict. We cannot recommend her 2024 readings enough, which you can find here. So we could spend more time chatting to Nadine, we only did one pressing topic each this week for our "three things." 

Britt's ONE thing: - Lainey Gossip doing what she does best, dissecting everything currently Royal here, here, and here.



Veronica's ONE thing: - How 33-Year-Olds, Peak Millennials, Are Shaping the Economy